Corporate accountability

Corporate crime refers to criminal practices by presidents, CEOs, managers, directors and chairmen of corporations and companies. These can regard fraud, damage of the environment, corporate manslaughter, exploitation of people for labour, and more. Corporate accountability refers to the laws governing corporations, specifically regarding these corporate crimes.

Details of criminal activities conducted by corporations are available from organisations such as Corporate Watch and Corporate Watch UK

The internationally recognized legal scholar Joel Bakan argued that as corporations must, as a legal neccesity, increase profitability, they often engage in criminal activity.

See also

• Anti-globalization movement, Accounting scandals, Investment bank, Misleading financial analysis
• Michael Moore - American campaigner for corporate accountability. Similarly politically aligned comentators claim he tends to over-state his case.
• Mark Thomas & Billy Bragg - British campaigners for corporate accountability and manslaughter laws.
• Enron - notorious offenders.